Monday, January 28, 2002

San Jacinto tops Midland Trinity
Kayla McCracken shot Midland Trinity out of the game early as she led San Jacinto Christian Academy to a 57-39 basketball victory Saturday.

Rainey Barton
Berne and Benjy Barton of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Rainey Priddy Barton. She was born Oct. 24, 2001.

McKinea Stovall
Jamie and Curtis Stovall of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, McKinea Raye Lee Stovall. She was born Jan. 9, 2002.

Jailynn White
Christie Lynette White of Anadarko, Okla., announces the birth of her daughter, Jailynn Chriazaastine White. She was born Jan. 12, 2002.

McKenna Coppock
Reyla and Ott Coppock of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, McKenna Maxine Coppock. She was born Jan. 7, 2002.

Kylee Treider
Susan and Russell Treider of Plainview announce the birth of their daughter, Kylee D'Ann Treider. She was born Jan. 13, 2002.

Ryan Fulton
Donna and J. Fulton of Canyon announce the birth of their son, Ryan Benjamin Fulton. He was born Jan. 7, 2002.

Riley Wetzel
Stacie and John M. Wetzel of Amarillo announce the birth of their daughter, Riley Catherine Wetzel. She was born Aug. 24, 2001.

Rigdon Green
Traci and Kip Green of Amarillo announce the birth of their son, Rigdon McCann Green. He was born Nov. 16, 2001.

Thomas Williams
Jennifer and Dr. Darren Williams of Canyon announce the birth of their son, Thomas John Williams. He was born Jan. 10, 2002.

New Mexico female sleuths
This third entry in the Claire Reynier series of mystery novels is authentic top-of-the-line. Author Judith Van Gieson spins a classic of the genre, enhanced by colorful evocation of the Southwestern landscape that has proved a major attraction to her readers.

Blame it on the immigrants
Pat Buchanan is aware that potential readers of his new book already either adore him or disdain everything he writes "because I am the one writing it."

The ties that bind
The most heart-rending feature of that heart-rending day, Sept. 11? For my money, it was those cell phone calls: husband to wife, wife to husband, child to parent, and so on: words of love and farewell in a single breath. No ties, to those about to die, mattered more than the ties of family.

Tripp: Armitage to be honored at book signing in WT library
Readers in this area will have an opportunity to pay tribute to one of our own on Thursday, Feb. 7, when the Cornette Library on the West Texas A&M campus is host to a book signing and reception for Shelley Armitage, teacher and writer of distinguished books, including the recently published "Bones Incandescent," subtitled "The Pajarito Journals of Peggy Pond Church."

Short fiction east and west
A collection of the only short fiction Glendon Swarthout ever wrote, "Easterns and Westers" illustrates "the heroic and gritty themes that characterize Swarthout's longer fiction."

Business Briefs
Incorrect photographs accompanied items for Grant Adams and Kevin Nelson in the Jan. 20 Business Briefs column. The Globe-News regrets the errors.

Producers have ready market in dairies
Area producers have a ready market to tap into with the coming of dairies to the High Plains region, according to speakers at the "Producing Quality Silage & Hay as a Cash Crop" seminars at three locations last week.

58 honored at ag conference
COLLEGE STATION - Fifty-eight workers with the Agriculture Program at Texas A&M University and other state agencies were honored with Vice Chancellor's Awards in Excellence, the highest honor for employees.

Professor receives State Early Career Award
COLLEGE STATION - F.T. "Ted" McCollum III, animal science professor and beef-cattle specialist with Texas Cooperative Extension and Texas A&M University at Amarillo received the State Early Career Award from Epsilon Sigma Phi, the national extension professional fraternity.

Taylor: Selling is marketing's dying art
Often in workshops and seminars I ask business owners to define the term "marketing." One of the most common answers I get is "selling." While selling is certainly a very important part of marketing, it is only one part.

Chamber planning to host reception for commissioner
The Amarillo Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Council will be host for a reception for Jose Montemayor, Texas insurance commissioner, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the chamber offices, 1000 S. Polk St.

Show and sell
The children showed their animals Friday and Saturday at the Rex Baxter Building, and on Saturday they earned some cash for the top steers, pigs, lambs and goats at the Premium Show.

Temporary solutions
Businesses that place temporary workers say their 2002 outlook is positive, despite national economic instability and a competitive placement climate in Amarillo.

Ethical businesses cited
Throughout the year, most of our news stories warn consumers about fraud or deceptive business practices.

Money managers purchased stock despite evidence of Enron troubles mounted
NEW YORK - It wasn't just Enron employees and individual investors who bet heavily - and lost big - on the company's stock last fall. Some of the nation's largest money management firms and pension funds also got shellacked when they kept buying even as evidence of Enron's troubles mounted, often investing money set aside as retirement nest eggs.

Ingalls: Collection's showing basically great
A few years ago I happened to see the musical "Les Miserables," first in New York and later the same year in Lubbock. For whatever reason (the road-show talent was trying harder?), I liked the Lubbock production better.

'Voice' about participation
Saturday's "Lift Every Voice" concert might have audience members thinking they have shown up a day early for church.

Outdoor speakers from an indoor stereo easy project
Want to bring the party outside, but the boom box on the deck just isn't cutting it? Try installing outdoor speakers from your indoor stereo. It's not too expensive, and it's relatively easy to do. You can install the speakers on your deck, patio, carport, porch - just about anywhere you want to listen to music.

Unusual photography accessories help shutterbugs
Occasionally, someone asks me, "What's your most important accessory?" I say that my flash, which I use for daylight fill-in flash, and my light diffusers-reflectors are of utmost importance.

Redford will get honorary Oscar
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Robert Redford, who won a best director Oscar for 1980's "Ordinary People," will receive an honorary Academy Award at this year's ceremony.

Arts
Amarillo Museum of Art "Works on Paper: Selections from the Permanent Collection" through March 3, "John Sloan: The Summer of '22" through April 28 and "Visionary Connoisseurship: The James A. Michener Collection of 20th Century American Paintings" through Aug. 25. 2200 S. Van Buren St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue-Fri, 1-5 p.m. Sat-Sun.

Relics found in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Enough antiquities and relics to fill 4,000 crates have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating land at Athens' new airport and tracts destined to be covered by a highway, reports say.

History project
Attribute the trend to record life stories to an awakening on the part of baby boomers, dubbed by Oprah as the tell-all generation. Or to the reality they now face of their parents' mortality, and their own.

Mid-life health series to begin
Planned Parenthood of Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle will begin a quarterly women's mid-life health education series at noon Wednesday inside the Planned Parenthood clinic, 1501 S. Taylor St.

Childs: Book contains author's findings on Baker family
The latest volume in the continuing series Our Maryland Heritage is "Book Twenty-Eight: Baker Families of Maryland by William Neal Hurley Jr." The 259-page work has soft covers, an extensive bibliography and a full name index.

The Other Side
MILWAUKEE - Young girls hoping to demonstrate that cleavage is cool in high school hallways and hangouts are finding themselves looking back for a little fashion inspiration.

Statue being evicted
NEW YORK (AP) - Lady Liberty's kid sister, a 37-foot statue that has stood for a century on top of a Manhattan building, is facing eviction.

Resources help beginners tell story
Stumped about how to begin documenting your own or other family members' memoirs or life stories? Some beginners to take the Nike approach: Just do it. But if you need a little more structure, resources abound.

Well Red!
Things are heating up in the bedroom. And that's got a lot of people seeing red.

On The Calendar
"Glitter, Glamour And Glitz: Texas Pageant And Festival Gowns," through April 14, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Call 651-2244.

Bridal show on Jan. 20
Prospective brides and grooms and their families flocked to the Amarillo Civic Center on Jan. 20 for the one-stop shopping provided at the 19th annual Bridal Show benefiting the Panhandle Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Amarillo Area Foundation on Jan. 15
Amarillo Area Foundation celebrated its 44 years at the annual membership meeting Jan. 15 in the new Amarillo Little Theatre Adventure Space.

Exhibit features odd little textile treasures
PHILADELPHIA - In a modernist 1955 white house with a grand piano-shaped pool, there is a dazzling collection of more than 200,000 textiles and related artifacts - Chinese dragon coats, turbans, swatch books, silkworm cocoons - that have been waiting to be discovered.

Writing contest announced
Panhandle Professional Writers will offer an expanded 2002 Frontiers in Writing Contest, with winners to be announced June 15 at an awards luncheon held in conjunction with the Frontiers in Writing 2002 Conference.

Cooks needed
The Amarillo Branch of the NAACP is looking for a few good men - men who can cook.

St. Ann's to hold annual German Sausage Dinner
BOVINA - St. Ann's Catholic Church of Bovina is sponsoring its annual German Sausage Dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Ann's Parish Hall on Third Street, according to a news release.

Academics is focus of Clayton schools
CLAYTON, N.M. - Academics is the focus of Clayton Municipal Schools, according to superintendent Jack Wiley, but that doesn't mean they don't excel in other areas also.

Students helping students key at Des Moines
DES MOINES, N.M. - Students helping students through cooperative learning and integration of technology throughout the school are keys that help the small Des Moines Municipal School District stay alive.

It's All Trew: Machinery evolution wondrous
Today's farm machinery leaves me in total awe of the size and convenience of operation. I'm proud to have lived in my time witnessing the evolution of these prairie behemoths.

Bulletin Board
Like word games? Try some of these anagrams sent in by Bob Russell. An anagram, as of course you know, is a word or phrase made by transposing or rearranging the letters of another word or phrase.

WT fans flock to grand opening
West Texas A&M University President Russell Long was all smiles Saturday as he saw five years of planning culminate with the grand opening of the university's brand-new Event Center.

Forecaster: Weather is like baking a cake
CLAUDE - When Richard Davis retired from the National Weather Service on Jan. 2 after 42 years of federal service - including 21 years in the Air Force and 21 years with NWS - he had lived in 15 cities and three countries.

Education Briefs
Amarillo College received a $24,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The funding will be used for projects such as enhancing high school recruitment programs and supporting faculty professional development activities.

WT unveils 'a dream come true'
School officials and area politicians addressed an exuberant crowd of more than 5,000 people gathered Saturday to mark the dawn of a new era at West Texas A&M University.

School names two bee winners
The first two school winners to participate in the Amarillo Globe-News sponsored Potter County spelling bee have been named. Both are from San Jacinto Christian Academy.

James Curtis Young
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Paramount Baptist Church with Dr. Gil Lain and the Rev. F.M. Byford, of the church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors, 5400 Bell St.

Monday Briefing
Members of Congress were given a second chance Thursday. Let's hope they don't blow it.

Dixon: Center exists to give love, care
The Care Net Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Amarillo exist to minister to those we serve, not to attack those who oppose us. The national office of Care Net implemented a policy several years ago that states:

Hicks: Ministry failed American Taliban fighter
Concerning John Walker, the 20-year-old American who joined the Taliban and is now in custody awaiting trial in northern Virginia: Why did he do it? Why did he leave his at least nominally Christian roots for Islam and then become a Taliban soldier?

Kanelis: Warning to Texas GOP: Tread carefully
Eight years ago, a back-bench member of Congress - Newt Gingrich, R-Ga. - led a revolution that eventually pried control of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Democrats who had held power for 40 years.

Editorial: Caprock Chief has possibilities
Might there be an alternative way to travel in Amarillo's future? Perhaps, but regional and state transportation planners have much work to complete before we all climb aboard the Caprock Chief's bandwagon.

Jim Harrell dies in plane crash
Jim Harrell, president of the Amarillo Rifle and Pistol Club, was killed Wednesday in an airplane crash in Farmington, N.M.

White: Executors should notifiy beneficiaries
In response to a prior article, a reader requested that I talk about the duties imposed upon an independent executor in the state of Texas. The reader had been named as a beneficiary under a will that was probated in Texas.

Tips help preserve identities
Consumers can take action to protect themselves and their family members from identity theft and other privacy issues, including theft of credit cards, and health care privacy.

A Trend
Already got summer travel plans on your mind? If you're feeling adventurous, why not take the grandchildren? Or maybe you've already tried, and it didn't go so well.

Reyher: Room, board offsets costs
There may come a time in caring for a loved one that the next step will be to hire a live-in caregiver for either part- or full-time help. This can be one of the most cost-effective and flexible arrangements for your loved one.

A review: The first 50 years
The end of one year and the beginning of another occasions seemingly endless lists: Top 10 news events; Top 10 movies; Top 10 songs.

Senior Seminar
"Diet and Exercise for Seniors" is the topic of the February Senior Seminar at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Amarillo Senior Citizen's Association, 1217 S. Tyler St.

Correction
In last month's issue of Active Life, the Globe-News incorrectly identified the name of the company Marge Mitchell of Plainview works for. The company is Miller's Flying Service.

Sites to see
A roundup of new and updated resources and services on the global Internet ...

When he finds a good coach, Steelers' Rooney hangs on
PITTSBURGH - In a sport where change is the only constant, success doesn't guarantee stability and NFL teams are forever searching for the latest and greatest, the Pittsburgh Steelers are as old-fashioned as the leather helmet and the single wing.

Winter Olympics Medal Picks
From alpine to short-track, The Associated Press beat writers pick the following for medals at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics:

An upset? Not to Forrest
NEW YORK (AP) - He might have been a 7-1 underdog, but Vernon Forrest doesn't consider his victory against Shane Mosley an upset.

Less-publicized QBs star for South in Senior Bowl
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Rohan Davey of Louisiana State and Patrick Ramsey of Tulane outshined the Senior Bowl's more high-profile passers to lead the South to a 41-26 victory against the North on Saturday.

Carter tops Jordan in NBA All-Star voting
NEW YORK (AP) - Vince Carter received almost 500,000 more votes than Michael Jordan and was the leading vote-getter for the third straight year as the NBA announced its All-Star starters Saturday.

16th-seeded Swede caps unusual major
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Maybe this was fitting. In a tournament that set records for early exits by top stars, Thomas Johansson wound up as one unlikely Grand Slam champion.

Waldorf leads by one; Daly in contention
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - On a day of swift changes in the lead and more wild cheers for John Daly, Duffy Waldorf made birdie on two of the last four holes Saturday for a 4-under 67 that gave him a one-stroke lead in the Phoenix Open.

DiMarco regroups for Phoenix win
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Despite squandering a four-stroke lead in a span of three holes, Chris DiMarco ignored a heckler and put together a gritty comeback Sunday to win the Phoenix Open.

Moses latest to set swim mark
BERLIN (AP) - Ed Moses of the United States set his fifth world record in eight days in short-course swimming, one of four world marks to fall Saturday at a World Cup meet.

(3) Maryland 84 - Florida State 6
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Juan Dixon had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals for the Terrapins (16-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who have won 13 straight at home since losing 74-71 to Florida State last February.

Catawba gridder shot to death
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) - A football player for Catawba College was shot to death after an argument among students from Catawba and Livingstone College, Salisbury police said Saturday.

Capriati confident; Hingis thought 'no way'
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Few people saw what might have been one of the key moments of Jennifer Capriati's stunning comeback victory over Martina Hingis for the Australian Open title.

Pats party
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Drew Bledsoe never expected to be a backup at this stage of his career. The New England Patriots never expected he would be the one to take them back to the Super Bowl.

AFC Position-By-Position Comparison
A position-by-position comparison of the AFC championship game, featuring the New England Patriots on the road against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Game time is 11:30 a.m. today ...

Big 12 Recap: Another No. 6 team bites the dust
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Considering the way it would boost ticket sales and TV ratings, does anybody want to bet against the NCAA finding a spot for Bob Knight's new team in its tournament field?

Lambert leads Baylor in upset of Texas
AUSTIN (AP) - Silenced for most of the second half, Sheila Lambert put up the kind of shot she seldom takes when the game is on the line for No. 15 Baylor.

(13) UCLA 64 - California 57
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jason Kapono and Billy Knight hit key baskets over the final 4:19 and UCLA beat California to avoid a three-game losing streak for the first time in two years.

(4) Cincinnati 78 - South Florida 68
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Steve Logan scored 27 points and No. 4 Cincinnati made 17 of 19 free throws over the final six minutes Saturday to extend the nation's longest winning streak to 19 games with a victory over South Florida.

(11) Oklahoma St. 64 - Colorado 55
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - Maurice Baker scored eight of his 16 points in an early second-half run that gave No. 11 Oklahoma State a lift and helped carry the Cowboys to a 64-55 victory over Colorado on Saturday.

(4) Oklahoma 72 - Texas A&M 40
COLLEGE STATION (AP) - LaNeishea Caufield and Stacey Dales each scored 13 points as No. 4 Oklahoma found its shooting touch in the second half of a 72-40 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday night.

(18) Missouri 86 - Kansas St. 74
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Kareem Rush scored all but four of his 22 points in the first half as No. 18 Missouri built a 12-point lead and then had to hold off a late challenge from Kansas State for an 86-74 victory Saturday.

Rattlers lose, 4-1, at Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS - Jason Selleke and Chris George both scored a pair of goals Sunday to give the Indianapolis Ice a 4-1 Central Hockey League victory against the Amarillo Rattlers.

Arkansas knocks off No. 5 Gators in overtime, 94-92
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Jannero Pargo scored a career-high 35 points, including a 3-pointer that sent the game into overtime and a 14-foot jumper with 2.7 seconds to play, as Arkansas beat No. 5 Florida 94-92 on Saturday.

AHS girls second at 3-5A swim meet
LUBBOCK - Amarillo High came close but fell just short of successfully defending its District 3-5A girls' swimming title Saturday at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center.

AHS girls second at 3-5A swim meet
LUBBOCK - Amarillo High came close but fell just short of successfully defending its District 3-5A girls' swimming title Saturday at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center.

Dallas man sentenced to prison on tax scheme
SHERMAN (AP) - A 46-year-old Carrollton man has been sentenced to 6 years in prison for promoting a slavery reparation tax scheme in which he claimed a $40,000 "black investment tax" to which he said blacks were legally entitled.

Arrested Buda official lacked state credentials
AUSTIN (AP) - A Buda official arrested last week and charged with illegally dumping sewage also lacked the state license required to operate the wastewater treatment plant he ran, state records show.

Hafdahl maintains his story
AUSTIN - Convicted cop killer Randall Hafdahl still insists he didn't know his victim was a police officer in the rapid-fire moments he shot and killed Amarillo Sgt. James Mitchell in 1985.

San Antonio resort could impact rare bird
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - The developer of a proposed golf resort insists the project won't impact the habitat of an endangered bird, even though federal studies suggest otherwise.

Texas Tech engineers multicity grad program
Texas Tech University officials are engineering a multicity graduate program as a way of extending Tech's presence outside Lubbock and expanding West Texas economic development.

Nye: Gramms' standing at Texas A&M unaffected
COLLEGE STATION (AP) - The collapse of Enron Corp. should not affect U.S. Sen. Phil Gramm's candidacy for the presidency of Texas A&M University despite strong ties to the crumbled energy giant, the A&M system's chairman said.

Check This Out
SANTA FE (AP) - Relatives of a deaf Laguna Pueblo woman killed in a traffic accident are pursuing legal action because the woman's heart was removed without their knowledge by the Office of the Medical Investigator.

Cardinal's legacy may be damaged
BOSTON (AP) - He has the ear of the pope and the president. His trips to Cuba and Israel to strengthen the Catholic church enhanced an international reputation. His stewardship of his Boston archdiocese helped him evolve from outsider to respected leader.

Pakistani militant group kidnaps U.S. reporter
NEW YORK - A group claiming to have seized a Wall Street Journal reporter missing in Pakistan said he was being held in "inhuman conditions" comparable to those of suspected terrorists in U.S. custody, the newspaper reported Sunday.

Everett Barnhardt dies
GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Everett Barnhardt, who rose from office boy to executive vice president of Coors, died Jan. 2. He was 88.

Saudi Arabia, U.S. are odd couple of the desert
The marriage of convenience was consummated in one war and grew closer in another. Now in a third, in the shadowy struggle against terrorism, America and Saudi Arabia, the odd couple of the desert, are growing apart.

Afghan foreign minister wants U.S. forces to stay
WASHINGTON - U.S. and international forces should remain in Afghanistan beyond the six-month life of the interim government and until all al-Qaida and Taliban resistance are gone, the foreign minister said ahead of Prime Minister Hamid Karzai's first meeting with President Bush.

Today in History
On Jan. 27, 1967, astronauts Virgil I. "Gus" Grissom, Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo 1 spacecraft at Cape Kennedy, Fla.

Enron fallout may hit White House
WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney on Sunday defended President Bush's right to refuse to identify the executives the White House met with in formulating the administration's energy policy.

Rumsfeld: No POW status for detainees
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday ruled out any possibility of granting prisoner of war status to the suspected terrorists held in a makeshift prison on this U.S. Naval Base.

Grandson of Malcolm X arrested in New York
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (AP) - Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X, and who set a fire that killed his grandmother in 1997, has been arrested on robbery and burglary charges, police said.

Taliban, al-Qaida prisoners no longer in man's world
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - The Taliban fighters who wouldn't allow women to study in Afghanistan and punished them if a veil slipped or ankle showed now are getting orders from women guards and care from female doctors at this U.S. detention camp.

Icon turns 100
STAMFORD, Conn. - When hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11, editors at the Weekly Reader were in a quandary.

Singer Ron Taylor dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Actor-singer Ron Taylor, who created and starred in the hit Broadway musical "It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues," died of an apparent heart attack on Jan. 16. He was 49.

CIA, Special Forces wage war in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) - They are the secret warriors in America's hidden war: CIA and Special Operations forces who ride into battle on pickup trucks, dune buggies and helicopters.

New Yorkers warned to conserve water
NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers must conserve water or face possible shortages brought on by this winter's unusually warm and dry weather, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Sunday.

Judge issues injunction against psychic network
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) - A judge has ordered the marketers behind television psychic Miss Cleo to stop calling customers who have asked not to be contacted and stop pressuring people to pay for calls they are disputing.

No one injured in aircraft's crash landing near Ardmore
ARDMORE, Okla. (AP) - A lesson in how to make an emergency landing turned real for a student pilot and his instructor Saturday when their single-engine aircraft crash-landed in Love County, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.

Giuliani says U.S. missed warning signs of attack
NEW YORK (AP) - Just as it failed to heed the warning signs of Adolf Hitler's aggression in the 1930s, the United States failed to do enough to prepare for terrorist attacks in the 1990s, Rudolph Giuliani told his former colleagues Saturday.

Media lacked nose for news in Enron case
A Fortune magazine survey called it the most innovative company in the country - for six straight years. The New York Times said it was "a model for the new American workplace."

Doctors find lump in Dalai Lama's stomach
GAYA, India (AP) - The Dalai Lama, who has been complaining of abdominal pain and exhaustion, will be flown to Bombay today for a medical checkup after doctors found a lump in his stomach, his spokesman said Saturday.

Check This Out
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Marjan the one-eyed lion, the most famous of the war-battered beasts at the Kabul Zoo, has died just as international help had begun pouring in to ease the animals' plight, an official leading the aid efforts said Saturday.

Bush calls for increased defense spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - Calling for the largest increase in defense spending in 20 years and asking Congress to nearly double the money for homeland security, President Bush promised Saturday to "spend what it takes to win the war against terrorism."

Study: Cyber attacks more common
WASHINGTON - Cyber attacks are becoming more common and targeted, according to a study to be released today, and security experts say the trend is going to increase.

Afghan chief seeks continuing U.S. role
WASHINGTON (AP) - When Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's interim leader, meets President Bush on Monday, he is expected to seek a continuing U.S. commitment to help restore the peace in his violence-torn country, Afghan officials say.

Haitian police fire tear gas at slumdwellers during rice riot
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Police fired bullets and tear gas Sunday at hundreds of poor Haitians who ransacked warehouses and demanded rice under a program that critics say is illegally subsidized and benefits some ruling party officials financially and politically.

Mr. and Mrs. Belcher
Pat and Eva Belcher of 13780 Sage St. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner party Saturday, Jan. 26, at St. Thomas the Apostle Church.

Batenhorst - Bailey
Jennifer Irene Batenhorst of Wildorado and Jonathan Ray Bailey of McLean were married Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Ranch House Bed and Breakfast in Canyon. The Rev. Thatcher Haynes officiated.

Dr. and Mrs. Etling
Larus and Helen Etling of Boise City, Okla., celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Friday, Jan. 25. They plan a family celebration at a later date.

Nolen - Gillmore
Mary Nolen and Brandon Gillmore, both of Amarillo, were married Saturday, Jan. 26, at The Wedding Chapel. The Rev. Jimmy Gillmore officiated.

Caprock girls capture state duals mat title
GRAPEVINE - Lindsey Bohensky, Yvette Madrid and Hope Jones went undefeated Saturday as the Caprock girls' wrestling team won the state duals championship at Grapevine High School.

Buffs score first win in WT Event Center
West Texas A&M University opened its new Event Center in impressive fashion before 4,941 on Saturday by dispatching Abilene Christian 80-58 in a Lone Star Conference South Division matchup.